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President Donald Trump walks to the White House after arriving on Marine One, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Lack of Skilled Workers Hinder Trump’s Grand Navy Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | World

Washington- US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he wants to build dozens of new warships has raised many question marks on whether such an attempt is feasible in the short-term. Interviews carried out by Reuters with ship-builders, unions and a review of...

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Illustrative: A gallows is prepared for an execution in Gaza, 2013 (AP/Gaza Interior Ministry)

In a First, Hamas Sentences 2 Drug Dealers to Death

by Kifah Ziboun | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – Hamas intensified its war on drugs and drug dealers in Gaza Strip as part of the campaign launched to end the spreading of narcotics. A military court sentenced on Sunday two drug dealers to death, the first such punishment handed down by the Palestinian...

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Members of the Iraqi rapid response forces clash with Islamic State militants in the Mithaq district of eastern Mosul.

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The Options Facing the Trump Administration’s War on ISIS

by Khalid Yaymout | Mar 20, 2017 | Features

Rabat – It appears that developing a new strategy for the Middle East, most notably one to combat terrorism, is among the priorities of the new Republican US administration. Congress is seeking to change the policy of Democratic President Barack Obama, which led to...

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A soldier loyal to Yemen’s government stands next to mines planted by Houthi militias in locations where they had controlled the frontline in the province of Ma’rib, Yemen, on October 4, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)

Saudi Border Guards Thwart Attempts to Plant Land Mines, Smuggle Weapons in Southern Kingdom

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi Border Guards recently thwarted several attempts to plant land mines and smuggle weapons and more than half ton of weed at the southern border, according to the Saudi Ministry of Interior. Thirty smugglers were arrested, including 19 Ethiopians,...

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Iraqi civilians flee through a destroyed train station during fighting between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Iraq Civilians Caught in West Mosul Crossfire

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Mosul- The United Nations and human rights organizations have expressed concern over the rising number of civilian deaths in the Iraqi army’s battles with ISIS in West Mosul where residents are using carts to carry the bodies of the dead to nearby villages...